1746. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she shares the concern of polio survivors regarding the lack of a specialist neurology clinic in the State; and if she has plans to establish such a clinic. [58269/25]
1631. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her plans to regulate the beauty industry and her engagement to date with beauticians and salon operators regarding same. [57781/25]
1493. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the age limit that currently excludes polio survivors from accessing specialist disability services and nuerorehabilitation when they become 65 years-of-age. [58275/25]
630. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on if a ‘bridging’ or ‘adaptation’ pathway will be developed for a secondary school teacher (details supplied) to become formally recognised as a primary school teacher; and if initiatives or pilot programmes are in place that will allow qualified post-primary teachers with extensive primary experience to transition more easily. [57766/25]
570. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to regulate the beauty industry and his engagement to date with beauticians and salon operators regarding same. [57780/25]
375. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for learner drivers who are on the driving test waiting list to sit their test in the Irish language, by county, and in tabular form. [59132/25]
374. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for learner drivers who are on the driving test waiting list to sit their test in the English language, by county, and in tabular form. [59131/25]
324. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will raise the need for a speed limit review on a section of a road (details supplied) with Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58809/25]
323. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when the national guidelines for a speed limit review will be provided to Waterford City and County Council in respect of a specific section of a national road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58808/25]
299. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Iompair maidir le ceisteanna parlaiminte uimhir 8-12, an 24 Meán Fómhair, an bhfuil pleananna ann líon na dtástálaithe tiomána ar féidir leo scrúduithe a sheoladh i nGaeilge a mhéadú, ó nach bhfuil ach cúigear sa tír ar fad; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [58356/25]
272. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he considers that two bus stop locations on the N25 at Grange an Piltown in County Waterford, due now to be removed, are important to rural communities in west Waterford. [58064/25]
39. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to support children without a special needs school place in this school year. [59598/25]
54. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application under the 2025-2026 summer works scheme (details supplied); and if she will assist in expediting the application in view of the urgent need for improvements. [57453/25]
842. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336 and 337 of 15 October 2025, the reason her Department has produced documents stating transgender individuals are excluded from the scheme, despite the diagnosis of any medical condition and the prescribing of treatment for said condition being a matter for a patient and healthcare provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57277/25]
546. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has engaged with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to address the gap in protections for maintenance recipients in cases where enforcement is not possible due to the absence of reciprocal arrangements with the country of residence of the liable person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57276/25]
545. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options or supports currently available to Irish citizens who are unable to enforce a maintenance or support order due to the fact that the liable person resides in a non-convention country such as the United Arab Emirates; and if he will outline any policy work underway to address this gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57275/25]
544. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has engaged, or intends to engage, with the authorities of the United Arab Emirates or other non-signatory states to the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, with a view to establishing practical channels for the enforcement of Irish maintenance orders abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57274/25]
543. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Ireland currently has, or is pursuing, any bilateral or informal arrangements with the United Arab Emirates for the recognition or enforcement of family maintenance or spousal support orders issued by the Irish courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57273/25]
79. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to detail his formal engagements with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and the outcomes of those engagements. [56317/25]
109. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if cinemas will be covered by the reduced vat rate of 9% announced in Budget 2026. [55723/25]
693. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average waiting time in the Garda application process from the final interview to notification of acceptance for those who conducted their final interview in a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54836/25]
692. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average waiting time in the Garda application process from the final interview to notification of acceptance, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54835/25]
360. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if beauty service providers will be included in the reduced 9% Vat rate announced in Budget 2026, as hairdressers are. [55127/25]
132. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the policy of his Department to withhold the total farm payments due to a farmer who is unable to produce a commonage evidence letter due to an ongoing dispute between leaser and lessee. [55011/25]
107. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is time for a radical policy shift to maintain young farmers (details supplied) in view of the fact the number of farm holders under 35 years-of-age has decreased by nearly a third in the past 12 years. [55010/25]
375. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on an application for naturalisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52888/25]
208. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the help available to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and the plans to ameliorate the deteriorating humanitarian situation on the ground (details supplied). [52689/25]
11. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement he has had with museums, universities, institutes, and archives in other countries regarding the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage; his engagement with the advisory committee on the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage; whether a national strategy is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35815/25]
186. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the gaps in community-based mental health provision in Dungarvan; if these gaps have been identified by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52303/25]
185. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to consider establishing a drop-in mental health service in Dungarvan; if funding is available for such a service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52302/25]
79. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if funding is available for a theatre production (details supplied) designed specifically for leaving certificate student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52304/25]
129. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his views in light of the latest ESRI report, that successive Governments have failed to reduce child poverty; and that only radical measures will turn the tide. [50753/25]
128. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his views, in light of a report (details supplied) showing almost half of families cutting back on essentials, whether he accepts that successive Governments have failed to protect families from rising cost-of-living pressures; and if he will introduce a dedicated cost-of-living package in Budget 2026. [50754/25]
38. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the lack of IDA-hosted visits to Waterford in comparison to the other cities of Ireland and even Shannon and Athlone towns. [50768/25]
31. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement he has had with trade unions regarding the ongoing 'Respect at Work' campaign being promoted by unions (details supplied). [50769/25]
12. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Minister for Transport cén gníomh a dhéanfaidh sé chun freastal a dhéanamh ar dhaoine ar mian leo a dtástálacha tiomána a dhéanamh trí mheán na Gaeilge ag Ionad Tástála Dhún Garbhán, ar daoine iad a bhíonn ag fanacht i bhfad níos faide ná daoine ar mian leo a dtástálacha tiomána a dhéanamh i mBéarla agus é curtha san áireamh gur cathair seirbhíse oifigiúil í Dún Garbhán do Ghaeltacht na nDéise; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [50539/25]
11. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Minister for Transport cén gníomh a dhéanfaidh sé chun na hacmhainní riachtanacha a chur ar fáil chun dul i ngleic leis na hamanna feithimh do dhaoine, agus leis na moilleanna a bhíonn ar na daoine sin, ar mian leo a dtástálacha tiomána a dhéanamh trí mheán na Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [50538/25]
10. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Minister for Transport maidir le líon na scrúdaitheoirí tiomána atá cáilithe i ngach contae chun scrúdú a dhéanamh ar thiománaithe foghlama trí mheán na Gaeilge; an líon sin a chur ar fáil i bhfoirm thábla; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [50537/25]
9. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Minister for Transport maidir leis an meántréimhse feithimh i ngach contae do thiománaithe foghlama atá ar liosta feithimh chun a dtástálacha a dhéanamh trí mheán na Gaeilge, do gach catagóir cheadúnais; an mheántréimhse sin a chur ar fáil i bhfoirm thábla; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [50536/25]
8. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Minister for Transport maidir le líon na dtiománaithe foghlama i gContae Phort Láirge atá ar liosta chun a dtástálacha a dhéanamh trí mheán na Gaeilge, agus é sin a dhéanamh do gach catagóir cheadúnais; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [50535/25]
630. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists, by grade based at Waterford primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [49949/25]
629. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of persons within CHO5 awaiting podiatry appointments within primary care service on 12 September 2025. [49948/25]
628. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists and dental nurses, by grade based at Dungarvan primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [49947/25]